What is this?
05-24-10 | 11:39 AM
#2
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From: Houston
cleans debris and **** off the tire, very old school.
edit: they're called Tire Savers (usually) and they also flick off glass/thorns/etc before they are punctured through
edit: they're called Tire Savers (usually) and they also flick off glass/thorns/etc before they are punctured through
Last edited by wearyourtruth; 05-24-10 at 11:43 AM.
05-24-10 | 12:10 PM
#6
saddle tilt like whoa.
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1989 Schwinn Paramount OS
1980 Mclean/Silk Hope Sport Touring
1983 Bianchi pista
1976 Fuji Feather track
1979 raleigh track
"I've consulted my sources and I'm pretty sure your derailleur does not exist"
1989 Schwinn Paramount OS
1980 Mclean/Silk Hope Sport Touring
1983 Bianchi pista
1976 Fuji Feather track
1979 raleigh track
"I've consulted my sources and I'm pretty sure your derailleur does not exist"
05-24-10 | 08:13 PM
#10
I weep for that bike.
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This is Africa, 1943. War spits out its violence overhead and the sandy graveyard swallows it up. Her name is King Nine, B-25, medium bomber, Twelfth Air Force. On a hot, still morning she took off from Tunisia to bomb the southern tip of Italy. An errant piece of flak tore a hole in a wing tank and, like a wounded bird, this is where she landed, not to return on this day, or any other day.
This is Africa, 1943. War spits out its violence overhead and the sandy graveyard swallows it up. Her name is King Nine, B-25, medium bomber, Twelfth Air Force. On a hot, still morning she took off from Tunisia to bomb the southern tip of Italy. An errant piece of flak tore a hole in a wing tank and, like a wounded bird, this is where she landed, not to return on this day, or any other day.
05-25-10 | 05:40 AM
#12
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From: Rocket City, No'ala
Bikes: 2014 Trek Domane 5.2, 1985 Pinarello Treviso, 1990 Gardin Shred, 2006 Bianchi San Jose
Except for the absurd saddle angle, that's a very nice Raleigh Record Ace, from the 50's or earlier. The shifter is SA pre WWII.
check out the 1955 time trial bike
https://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/raleighbooty.html
This is from 1948
https://www.classiclightweights.co.uk...nowles-rb.html
another 1948
https://www.classiclightweights.co.uk...aleigh-rb.html
At my gym, I met a guy that raced back in the 40's. Road races and they all ran fixed. He said he'd use his gloved hand on the front tire to slow down and also to knock thorns out of the tire.
check out the 1955 time trial bike
https://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/raleighbooty.html
This is from 1948
https://www.classiclightweights.co.uk...nowles-rb.html
another 1948
https://www.classiclightweights.co.uk...aleigh-rb.html
At my gym, I met a guy that raced back in the 40's. Road races and they all ran fixed. He said he'd use his gloved hand on the front tire to slow down and also to knock thorns out of the tire.
